Wheel of Time: Before the Breaking

A brief history of the Wheel of Time before the breaking of the world. From the Creation of the Wheel to the Age of Legends and breaking of the world. Based on the Wheel of Time Series written by Robert Jordan.
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[@hathosisnilvera5160]

For those who haven't read the series, keep in mind that a lot of this information is intentionally vague because it happened 3,000 years ago from the start of the first book. Only fragments are known and Robert Jordan was a firm believer in stories and legends changing and becoming more mythological instead of factual over time. The farther one is from the event, either in space or time, the less likely one is to know what actually happened. Hence the references to Mosk and Merk, Lenn and Salya, and the Mercedes emblem being put in a museum (made of some unknown material that is easy to scratch). Meanwhile the current events in the book resemble or modern day myths and legends, for it happened ages ago. We are the source of their myths and legends, and they are the source of our myths and legends. Thus the wheel of time turns

[@nestrior7733]

It's actually even longer. The Age of Legends was three thousand years before the current story. The First Age was even longer ago. Possibly three millennia before the AoL? Maybe even longer? Who knows? The only two people who knew are dead.

[@killiondace5411]

Wait is this real ?

[@AngryGoats555]

ace killion Yeah...time is a wheel...what has happened before will happen again and so on

[@erikkr.r.m7380]

if it wasnt vague it wouldnt be cool

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

This is a made up world.

[@josephmort4039]

SSSHHH!! Do not use the Dark One's true name! What's the matter with you?!

[@JackoTJK]

Everytime he says it the world seems to lurch

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

You ever wonder if the dark one waits for his name to be spoken and then it turns out to be a different word? Like "look out! That tree is falling! Oh Shaiiit. Shite." (Disappointed sigh from Shai'tan) "Almost, human. Almost." Or what if the dark one isnt listening? He must have to listen to some things because he would know all the plans of everyone if he just heard the whole world at the same time. What if two people said his name at the same time, but they were 40 miles apart? Would he hear the one closest to the bore? Would he hear both but the speed of sound would make one heard first? Would the first one he hears get a big jolt and the next one get a smaller one because he spent his energy cursing the first one? What if 300 people just yelled Shai'tan over and over for a few days? Would he start taking less and less notice until he just quit bothering to curse people back for using his name? What if during a battle, you struck while a few infiltrators said his name behind enemy lines, causing the area to shake and disrupt the enemy defenses? So many questions...

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

You ever wonder if the dark one waits for his name to be spoken and then it turns out to be a different word? Like "look out! That tree is falling! Oh Shaiiit. Shite." (Disappointed sigh from Shai'tan) "Almost, human. Almost." Or what if the dark one isnt listening? He must have to listen to some things because he would know all the plans of everyone if he just heard the whole world at the same time. What if two people said his name at the same time, but they were 40 miles apart? Would he hear the one closest to the bore? Would he hear both but the speed of sound would make one heard first? Would the first one he hears get a big jolt and the next one get a smaller one because he spent his energy cursing the first one? What if 300 people just yelled Shai'tan over and over for a few days? Would he start taking less and less notice until he just quit bothering to curse people back for using his name? What if during a battle, you struck while a few infiltrators said his name behind enemy lines, causing the area to shake and disrupt the enemy defenses? So many questions...

[@dev7615]

SHAITAN THE GREAT LORD OF THE DARK LET THE LORD OF CHAOS RULE

[@eskikanal6325]

Joseph Mort shai-tan .-.

[@kanedomican2248]

More of Wheel of Time Please, love this series!

[@AngryGoats555]

I remember when it was first revealed that the AOL was actually a technological wonderland. It blew my freaking mind. I was even more shocked to learn that the first age and the legends told of it were people and events of the late 20th century

[@leviathan7751]

possibly the 20th century.

[@AngryGoats555]

Leviathan 77 some of the events references are from the 20th. The Cold War for instance

[@wynnefox]

@@hagrid1123 Age of Legends

[@joshuafischer684]

Lenn, who flew to the moon in an eagle made of fire is John Glenn, the first American in space. Matrese, the great healer is Mother Theresa, the... uh.... great healer. Elspet, the Queen of All is Queen Elizabeth who ruled over 1/4 of the Earth's land and people. Mosk and Merk, the two brother giants who'se lances of fire reached around the world are Moscow (USSR) and 'merica (USA). In Tanchico there was a display of things from the time before the AoL which included a giraffe skeleton and a Mercedes-Benz hood ornament. Also, I personally think that the "Age before the age of legends" was ended by a nuclear war between the USSR and the USA simply because that is the most recent contemporary thing mentioned as existing. The nuclear war's fallout mutated humans so that they could learn to access the Power and that led to the Age of Legends.

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

It's just reflections, not actually the 20th century. They didnt fly with gasoline in their technological age. The closest analog is the conqueror of shambala movie for Fullmetal Alchemist. It's more parallel worlds that have some overlap, rather than age 1 is us, age 2 is AOL, age 3 is dark age, etc... We have our own age of legends, which is saidar and saidin free. There is just some bleed over in the form of constants, like the dragon, whose blood on the rocks saves them, and Jesus, whose blood saves us.

[@mariadocarmosobreira8323]

My problem is that, in the story, "the universe" is just Earth. That's OK for the purposes of the story, but I find it very shortsighted for today. I do hope that people who write fantasy in the future eschew religious nonsense and embrace the unimaginable vastness of the universe, instead of limiting the whole of reality to our tiny little planet. The story is somewhat fun to read, but it's limited and small in a way Tolkien's work is not (from which it copies so much...)

[@levikolevy]

I love it when a channel does lore on worlds that I know little about or never even heard of in the first place. I'm getting tired of all these elder scrolls and star wars lore channels.

[@darKILLusionnn]

Don't forget those Game of Thrones lore channels...

[@levikolevy]

Arutemisu yea there's to many of all showing the same thing.

[@scottmialltablet]

Word of warning - if you decide to read the Wheel of Time, be ready for 5-8 books in the middle of the series being essentially useless filler. I'm not recommending that you NOT read the books. Just a warning that from book 5 to book 12 (you won't know where you fall on that spectrum until you've read them all), you will have to work at reading them because it's a hell of a lot of stuff that is essentially filler - nice to have stuff, but... a slog to get through. Hopefully someone will do an edit on the books and turn them into 3 sets of 4 books - on for Mat, one for Perrin, one for Rand and one for the World at large.

[@ryanoconnor5176]

I agree Star Wars and elder scrolls lore is getting old

[@jcrestonm]

Book 10 was the only book that really didn't need to be written. Some of the books from 7-11 moved much slower but only Crossroads of Twilight was a "below average" book.

[@brpaoli]

OMG I CAN"T BELIEVE THAT YOU STARTED A WHEEL OF TIME SERIES!! NIIIIICE

[@robbybains1622]

The WOT trailer just released today. Hopefully this series and video starts to get more views. Keep up the good work.

[@MasterMahan-qm8hu]

Very good, one of my favorite book series! Looking forward to more, Cheers

[@beageler]

Great, but one thing makes it impossible to use it as an intro for new readers: One of the strongest scenes in the series is spoiled. I was shaking with excitement when I read: "You were always so full of thoughts, Elan. Your own logic destroyed you, didn't it?"

[@antihermes]

Dammit I just started reading them. I shouldn't have watched this. I read slowly so maybe i'll forget this before I get to it.

[@JackoTJK]

It's honestly a bit of a spoiler. If you don't know all the forsaken true names it's all the more exciting and jarring when they are revealed! There's also so cool stuff in Rhuidean that may be wrecked a little by watching this...

[@tiffanywyatt5137]

What

[@frostwitch7234]

The Dark One's counterstroke was not by accident. The one power (not speaking the true source) was meant to be used by both men and women together. Male and female Aes Sedia. The tainting of the male half crippled the Aes Sedai, and created generations of hate, and disbelief. A man who uses the one power is destined to go mad, leading up to the red Ajah's witch hunts against the "false dragons" Here's what I have to say about the red ajah. Liandrin. Enough said. Are all reds Black ajah? Or are they just simply anti-male? Maybe they're just doing what they can to keep the people safe. I beliee the Aes Sedai forgot their purpose. To serve. To quote el'Nynaeve ti al'Meara Mandragoran "I do not have to make sense. I help others because it is what one does" Any wonder she's yellow Ajah?

[@julienwood577]

If there was women with Lews therin Telamon and the 100 companions when they sealed the prison then saidar would have been tainted as well.

[@bloodmachinebutbloodier]

@@julienwood577 concord's fault

[@bloodmachinebutbloodier]

@@julienwood577 no both halves working together would sheild them from the dark one's taint

[@ProfitYoEL]

So glad you did this. Just finished the series. Soooo awesome!

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

"I am the Son of the Morning. I am the Dragon Reborn." Lews Therin Telamon/Rand al'Thor

[@beageler]

"If I fail, the world dies. There is no one else..." -The Dragon

[@joshuafischer684]

@@beageler Not the Son of the Morning but the Lord of the Morning. Let The Dragon ride again on the winds of Time.

[@beageler]

Nöl gefälligst den richtigen an.

[@jepoicapati7381]

it pains me to hear the word "magic". Somehow it doesn't fit.

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

Well it's a ethereal power so yeah.

[@duolingoowl920]

The One Power is magic...

[@mrwhale7351]

I agree

[@cookiediangelo8511]

Ikr!!

[@Mathewfriescountdown]

The explanation for magic in wheel of time is actually well thought out.

[@Thebees21]

Please do more Wheel of Time stuff if you wouldn't mind! I absolutely love this video and the WoT series.

[@mykeusgaming1510]

One of the best book series ever

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Wheel of time? I'm not going to stop the wheel... I'm going to break the wheel. 💥🔥🐉🐲🐉🔥💥

[@davidsandlin9686]

Plot twist. The dark one is the creator. He just went insane while trapped and started to destroy what he had created. He was so powerful that he knew he would lose it and created tools (hero’s of the horn, taveran etc) to insure he could not destroy his own creation. When he injected good into the pattern he gave too much and his dark side became dominate. Think about it.

[@athomenotavailable]

Meh, that would directly conflict with the Creator's voice in book 1

[@davidsandlin9686]

Vox Populi what evidence disproves that?

[@Alysinwowland]

I love it! Please do more on the Forsaken, Artur Hawkwing, the Aiel wars and the kingdoms in the Third age😍

[@vipset87]

this is amazing. thank you so much for this. im about to be on the 6th book but i still didnt really quite grasp all of this through reading on my own for some reason. there are some things that flew over my head. this video is so incredibly helpful in giving me a better understanding of the series. i have a few friends that are gettin into fantasy who ask for suggestions and when they ask me what this series is about, its difficult for me to truly explain. im gonna send them all this video even tho it doesnt touch on rand or the other characters but more importantly it doesnt spoil anything and gives the basis for what u should know before jumping into the adventure of the 3rd age

[@stevewright6632]

Do a video on The Aiel

[@mercurialsilver5688]

So a lasting progress was impossible? That was always a depressing part of the series.

[@Fenris77]

3:58 Were those Stargates? Remembering reading the books when this lore was revealed and I was blown away by it.

[@kyle18934]

it might have had inspiration from stargates. i always thought of them as a stone platform that you didnt walk through, more you had to be close to it.

[@justintime2694]

Good video, I wouldnt mind seeing more wot content.

[@CivilizationEx]

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[@stevenirizarry1304]

CivilizationEx give me more

[@alanawrisley2860]

The release of the dark one sounds just like CERN

[@ethanclark640]

literally lmao i found that out while finishing a memory of light a few days ago

[@Matakshaman]

Lews Therin Telamon = Ainz Ooal Gown

[@lenox4166]

Do series on Malazan

[@saraforney3940]

Mykar is it really worth reading? Is it better than WoT?

[@jamiepeterson5843]

I wonder if Robert Jordan was trying to create a myth like lord of the rings about the biblical creation. Just makes me think.

[@krichardj]

Incredible! The Wheel of Time Series tells this in between about nine thousand pages. Nice job.

[@karwany.salihy9434]

The dark ones name (Shaaitan) in Arabic means the devil

[@clumsyturtle8544]

So why didn't the Saidar help the Saidin to seal the dark one after their plan failed? They could of stopped the Saidin from getting the taint? Or maybe it was a lucky escape not to get tainted as well? I'm like 12 chapters from finishing The Eye Of The World so I'm sure I will get answers later on in this 15 book series, I'm looking forward to it.

[@Typexviiib]

The books go into more detail. Basically there was a conflict within the aes sedai over how to fix the issue and when. The woman that opposed lews therin's plan got all the female aes sedai to refuse to help, only 100 male aes sedai were willing to help lews therin. Its hinted that possibly saidar would have been tainted too, but there seems to be some small disagreement over if that would have happened.

[@bunnyontherocks]

OMG, I clicked on this so fast! I'm on book 5 or 6 and had to stop due to work, but gonna finish the series! Thank you. :3 Btw I heard a show might be in the making? I hope HBO takes it so we get some good stuff. :)

[@diyakhalil2686]

Bunnyontherocks books slow down a bit between 7 and 10 but they pick up big time after that. Try the audiobooks

[@nikolaytsankov9066]

Sony is taking it

[@captainwilhelm9657]

HBO is focusing on Game of Thrones and it's one or two spin-off series so they won't touch Wheel of Time. Sony is the company who has the rights but where the series will air is unknown.

[@Handlehandleistaken]

you also don't want them to take it or they will make you pay a crap ton of money to watch it.

[@spliff0289]

Sony got the show

[@khaledabdulkarimful]

Shaitan actually means devil in Arabic and in Islam .

[@yourmom-kd5fo]

OMG so many other fans of the wheel of time series

[@pinkbarbie6966]

wait im part Moroccan and we call the devil shaitan kdkdkd

[@reviewman]

I wonder if you could do the cosmre ar some point

[@CivilizationEx]

I likely will at some point, just not sure when.

[@andy420bb]

Do the conquest of Artur hawking

[@kristopherbarker3282]

I saw this video in my notifications last year, and thought I'd see what it's about. I have grown to love this series. I thank you, because I would not have found this great series without you.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

FWIW: When I first read the description of that "3 pointed star" several years ago, I *wondered* is that what was being described....

[@douglasbernal3033]

what..this came out on my birthday and i missed it.. what... hype hype hype. hopefully show will be better than GoT.

[@user-ls1ep7qq4n]

Good job. I first read this series in '96 and have reread it twice since. RIP, RJ.

[@tessierashpoolmg7776]

Wonderful piece of work! How about following up with a bit about the Seanchen or more about the Forsaken as they were in the third age? I just discovered this channel and am anxious to see your bit on Gandalf and Moraine, what a wonderfully imaginative topic!

[@CivilizationEx]

Thank you! I'm thinking about the Trolloc Wars for my next one, which will likely be next month, but haven't decided yet, I'll keep your suggestions in mind.

[@IamAWESOME3980]

So…. What age is the dinosaurs?

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

Better than the Amazon shit-show.

[@arte0021]

nice that he is doing the Wheel of Time now. i really liked his LOTR videos.

[@monsouranda2822]

Are all this info can be read on "Crossroad of twilight"?

[@benclarke8014]

Only realised this wasn't LOTR 4 minutes in, was thouroughly confused

[@wilagaton9627]

Wheel of time 😍😍😍

[@beckymartin1810]

Thank you, this was very helpful!

[@brettpetty7840]

Im 1/4th of the way through book 7 can someone tell me if watching this video will spoil anything major in the remaining books? I want to watch but don't want to ruin anything

[@CivilizationEx]

This video doesnt have major story spoilers but it does contain historical info that is revealed throughout the series, some of which is tied to events near the end of the series.

[@brettpetty7840]

@@CivilizationEx Just finished memory of light earlier today and found myself back on this video lol this is all such good info alot of it I didn't pick up on in the books

[@s7e8s6]

This is by far the best story ever created. So much detail, how can anyone get bored of this story.👍

[@johnlesis720]

How about making more WoT videos?

[@johnargus9081]

One of the sad things about the series is they don't go into any of this. They just say 'men' destroyed the world in their arrogance.

[@JRyomaru]

Well I got to thank you, I am composing a codex for an Age of Legends D&D campaign and this video was a massive help in validating my notes!

[@CivilizationEx]

:)

[@paulinebrown9310]

Shaitan means monster in Hindi.

[@morintedronai8433]

Where can i find the music you used on this video? It's epic.

[@CivilizationEx]

Right here :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ_QmJ-NfdSJqM0

[@morintedronai8433]

@@CivilizationEx thanks

[@craptastiko6513]

If u like LOTR or GOT u should like this, read it! READ IT DAMN U! On the 9th book and it's the shit.

[@saraforney3940]

What should I read after GoT, WoT, & kingkiller chrinicles?

[@CivilizationEx]

The Witcher series, Dagger and Coin series, and the Cosmere Universe are my suggestions :)

[@blobfish_plays6548]

Is the dark one just a scribble with a red marker?

[@WipesHandsOnPants]

^As good an explanation as two bestselling authors provided

[@WipesHandsOnPants]

One thing: correct me if I'm wrong but I didn't think it's stated that the Dark One came into being at the same time as the Wheel, only that he was sealed at the moment of creation. I thought the Dark One was primordial as he is said to be the "antithesis" of the Creator, thus also not created. This of course tells us nothing about who or even what either of these entities is, or why they exist in the first place. If I'm wrong about that and there is a quote that the Dark One came into being (rather than just being sealed) at the moment of creation, please do reply with it. The metaphysics of the Wheel world have never made any sense to me. Maybe not just to me? 1) If the Dark One is only able to touch the pattern once the Bore is opened, and our age is before the age of legends, why do people in our age do evil shit? Shai'tan doesn't need to try so hard, we seem to be doing a fine job of being evil all on our own! 2) Some say the Dark One is not a spirit of evil then, but of destruction, yet at many instances he chooses less destructive paths than he could have. Also, the Dark One clearly has at least some aspects of a personality. He is a bit of a drama queen and is easily upset with people when they don't do what he wants. But what IS he? The series just punts on this question, leaving too many contradictory concepts competing for the empty space. Is he really the Creator's antithesis? If so how could be imprisoned? Is the prison within or without the Pattern? The books say it's outside, repeatedly, but Lanfear bored into it from within. That means it's directly adjacent - that sounds more like the prison is MADE OF the Pattern. Which is it? It's honestly maddening that such a baffling character as the Dark One should not be given a backstory or a setting. Sure, he is the essence of evil in Rand's universe, but why does that have to stop him from having an identity in whatever realm of reality he resides? I'm frustrated that we were never given any insight into what kind of reality, if any, the Dark One experiences. How does he (would "it" truly be more appropriate?) perceive himself? Is he called the Dark One because he is bad, or because he is without self-knowledge? Is that his plight?! See, we are never allowed to learn what he is, we are only allowed to see what the people of the pattern perceive him to be. For all we know, in the dimension where the Dark One exists he is a black Labrador, chewing up the Creator's blanket while the latter is away at work. In the absolute void Jordan provides us in terms of metaphysical satisfaction, this narrative is as likely as any, and I find that disappointing.

[@notjosh4856]

i read the whole series over 20 years ago. i cant believe i still remember all the details.

[@TheRealMike1976]

It only finished 7 years ago.

[@garlandking1382]

Sadly it will never be properly finished, amiright my friends??

[@PRIMAL_HUNTER1988]

How Zeus miss you with that thunderbolt man you must be the Beyonder

[@Tymuel]

Very interesting that the female Aes Sedai did not supported the Dragon. I do not remember that... Guess it is time that I read the series again. Greeting from germany

[@edwardsimpson119]

I can't help but wonder if maybe that was the Pattern protecting itself. Lews Therin's plan required touching the Dark One with the One Power, if the female Aes Sedai participated and it was a combined flow of both saidin and saidir that touched the Dark One, would the Dark One have been able to taint both sides of the One Power? With no female Aes Sedai present to channel saidir, one half of the One Power was kept away from the Dark One's corrupting touch, allowing a group of channelers to continue on, preserving knowledge about the One Power on down to the end of the Third Age when the Dragon would be reborn.

[@khadheejamazeena6517]

​@@edwardsimpson119it was implied that saidar would also be tainted

[@clutch1141]

Oh Robert Jordan... You crazy writer of one the best stories in all of human history...

[@SwipeSide19]

Does this have spoilers on the books? Just checking I am about halfway through book 1 :)

[@CivilizationEx]

There are no story spoilers but there are history spoilers, stuff from the past that is revealed in later books.

[@hinglemccringleberry7837]

Just started reading the first book and I didn’t really understand it but after watch this it’s much more understandable

[@russs904]

This video should be Bumped up, a lot of people would find this super helpful

[@killiondace5411]

Shai tan sounds like satan. Thats weird

[@timidalchemist8475]

It's arabic word for the devil, but it's not the actual devil, but more of a demon associated with satan. Iblis is more like satan/lucifer.

[@emphase6]

I'm on Book 2 right now, and this video was a great filler of knowledge, thank you!

[@thatcreole9913]

This is incredibly well done.

[@crazydrummer99999]

So glad you started covering the Wheel of Time series.

[@supernorry3847]

I am intrested in the wheel of time but the 14 books are kinda offsetting for me i dont wanne start it because there are so mutch books i mean its so sick that a fantasy world represents our own world

[@HandspunTreasures]

SupernorrysGames the series doesn’t represent our own world. Robert Jordan may have used events from the 20th century as a basis for legends in his series, it’s been fictionalized for entertainment purposes and Robert Jordan is a master at his craft. The series takes place in the 3rd Age with hints of what came before through vivid storytelling by certain characters. I highly recommend giving it a try. If you can, listen to the audiobooks. Michael Kramer and Kate Reading do a fantastic job bring the world of the wheel to life.

[@supernorry3847]

@@HandspunTreasures aha thanks for thr information :)

[@HandspunTreasures]

SupernorrysGames I hope you’ll give it a try.

[@supernorry3847]

Well i just started the audio book from eye of the world on my pc while i am playing games for example. I am now at chapter 3 it sounds good but i am kinda reading Harry Potter(mobile E-book) and ASOIAF: A Clash Of Kings(paperback) too (yes at the same time) so a third might give problems XD

[@zatcharybelltucker735]

Shnarggggg. Snarf.

[@nikmede]

How much does this spoil the books?

[@CivilizationEx]

No story spoilers but there are history spoilers, as in stuff that will be revealed later in the books about the history of the world and its people.

[@CaesarAugustus.]

As someone who’s only watched the show, this explains sooo much.

[@StopLookingAtMyAmygdala]

It's cliche to say it but the books are better.

[@Sorero]

Thanks for this summary

[@christossymA3A2]

Haven't read them , but i intend to do so . Is this video very spoilery ? Should i watch it ?

[@CivilizationEx]

This video has no story spoilers from the books, but it does have history spoilers about the past of the world and how magic works.

[@beageler]

Naah, this video is backstory that gets revealed quite quickly in the books. It might lessen the impact of the revelations, and one of those scenes is one of the strongest in the entire series. But mostly it is just a bit surprise and wonder at the world that you will loose.

[@spliff0289]

This won't spoil anything. If anything it will help you to understand the books more

[@beageler]

Nah, it's way to sparse for that. And I'm obviously talking about new people, and seeing as the strong points of the series are great characters and their deeds, and a ton of background in the margins, spoiling of great scenes is not what newbies need.

[@TheErick1116]

Is there spoiler for 10 and up bc I’m on 10 ?

[@Thanks_Biden]

When will you release more videos on this series? My brother in law loves this series, but I just don't have time to read these books.

[@CivilizationEx]

+kevin licht the next WoT vid will be in March

[@HandspunTreasures]

If you don’t have time to read the books yourself, I highly recommend listening to them instead. Michael Kramer and Kate Reading do an amazing job.

[@Rajneesh102679]

Did you pull this from the books or other guides? It is very well put together.

[@spliff0289]

Rajneesh Chellapilla A lot of this comes from books 4 and 12

[@hawkanhawks786]

Elan was a freaking defeatist :P

[@brianvalero6272]

Amazon would have been better served by creating a series based on the age of legends. What they did with WOT is almost unforgivable.

[@WipesHandsOnPants]

Almost? It's horrible, because this our chance. We're not going to get any more video content in the WoT after this, not unless someone resurrects it decades later or something. Who knows if the fandom will even endure that long. UNFORGIVABLE!

[@lucasxPPPP]

Que ícone. Bem explicado! Cadê os BRs?!

[@tbg750]

So many parrallels to islam

[@Francis-ce1qb]

0:38 creat the universe ib his own image? bible god created man in his own image

[@mlang28]

Awesome find..after watching the Amazon series

[@daughsonperkins4342]

Yess love this series!!!

[@reaganhayden5165]

I want read the series

[@carolbriscoe9337]

The only thing I hate about the Wheel,is that humanity dies seem doomed to constantly repeat their mistakes from the first 2 ages. It's a treadmill, over and over without end

[@WipesHandsOnPants]

I feel like I've heard this complaint before somewhere...

[@michaelokeke4976]

Who else is hear after hearing that a new “Age of Legends” film trilogy is in the works? ✋

[@Mncat30]

Anybody ever play Wheel of Time PC Game? Very cool at the time...they should make a new one.

[@kaloyanradkov8962]

what happened in the other 5 ages ? (3 to 7)

[@locker1325]

Was the rift between LewsTherin and the Female channelers ever fully explained

[@CivilizationEx]

The women thought Lews Therin's idea was too dangerous and risked giving the enemy what they wanted. The women's plan was safer, but after some lost battles it was no longer possible. Both plans were destined to fail though, there was some info they didn't have and so the plans were never gonna work for either of them.

[@GENOMATTS]

Magic? Don’t think so

[@keith_dixon]

It sounds like you're just making all this shit up. Respect. Great primer for those looking forward to the series.

[@sebastien160]

Bravo this was great

[@DangerDave-e7u]

Nonsensical.?

[@meadoebarlow243]

Love how they illustrate the dark one

[@crossfire7474]

Is the book good?

[@captainwilhelm9657]

Yes the books are pretty good.

[@CapitalMort]

I really enjoyed them. There's a lot to read though, it makes lord of the rings look like a short story.

[@SaintLeviathan]

best books i've ever read, the ending is the most epic ending ever!

[@HamCubes]

I love the Wheel of Time series. As long as you skip the chapters that include Nynaeve and her endless braid-pulling you will likely enjoy them too. 🎲 🎀 😜🎲

[@spliff0289]

It's definitely worth a read

[@Dragonjd2187]

I want to watch these, but I just started the series, I’ll check them out after I’m done reading the wheel of time.